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Lexie’s grandfather teaches her the ancient secret of mind control for levitating objects, but frustratingly, she cannot reveal her new power to anyone. Short story with text and audio.

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Joshua enjoys his elementary school music class, but it terrified to perform an end of year solo. He plots a perfectly timed escape. Short story with text and audio.

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After being raised by parents who don’t believe in private cars, Gabe returns home in an electric car driven by his vegan girlfriend. Short story with text and audio.

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A business student returns from college and gives his teenage brother job hunt advice. The teen’s job interviews do not go as expected. Short story with text and audio.

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Cornell math professors gather at a restaurant to celebrate a colleague. When the check arrives, their waitress discovers they are bad with numbers. Short story with text and audio.

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A successful CEO commands respect from everyone but his twin daughters who crave approval from their soccer coach who works for their father. Short story with text and audio.

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After becoming a reluctant owner of a new kitten thanks to his kids, Sylvester sees the number of cats at home mysteriously increase. Short story with text and audio.

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Truman sends his friend disturbing text messages about what he’s done to his boss. Has he snapped or become a victim of autocorrect? Short story with text and audio.

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After getting matched up online, a couple meets at Color Me Mine to paint ceramics. What happens to their vases after losing contact? Short story with text and audio.

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Watching her son share a bag of orange slices with another boy at a playground, a mother learns a surprise lesson on generosity. Short story with text and audio.

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Lured by an eccentric billionaire, first time golfer Carter tests whether he scores lower by throwing or hitting the ball during a round. Short story with text and audio.

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Josh entertains himself by pranking clueless coworkers in his office. An April Fool’s Day prank turns out even more epic than he expected. Short story with text and audio.

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During their first trip to France, parents ignore their itinerary trying to meet up with their adult children for an impromptu Paris reunion. Short story with text and audio.

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A bat traps two roommates in their upstairs apartment. Hoping for rescue, they flash a bat signal toward a crowd of partygoers below. Short story with text and audio.

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A new homeowner asks a landscaper to create an impossibly lush secret garden paradise. A young visitor questions how it can be real. Short story with text and audio.

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Two friends plan a watermelon smashing activity before a high school dance. One of their date’s dads follows behind them in a minivan. Short story with text and audio.

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An Instagram influencer in a slump tries to gain more followers using a baby goat with a hidden Mickey logo on its forehead. Short story with text and audio.

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New guidance by human resources on how email messages should be written creates companywide chaos and distrust. Will someone be fired or promoted? Short story with text and audio.

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Chandler loves making lists of most important dates. He shares them with the high school history classes but forgets one very important date. Short story with text and audio.

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A New York café markets croissants flown in daily from France and unexpectedly creates a sensation selling them next to cheaper American versions. Short story with text and audio.

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After a seven-year-old girl comes home from school talking about the birds and the bees, her parents panic and wonder how to overreact. Short story with text and audio.

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After creating a website dedicated to poetry, the owner grows frustrated by the site’s speed and discovers “the cloud” is close to home. Short story with text and audio.

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A surprise ending when a bickering couple host a brunch in a Florida condo. One of the hosts can’t keep his mouth shut. Short story with text and audio.

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An English expat becomes enamored with Texas and the Alamo. After becoming a tour guide, his accent is a blessing and a curse. Short story with text and audio.

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When a new college student plans to fail all his classes and get a perfect 0.0 GPA, his teachers have their own plans. Short story with text and audio.

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An extended family invites the Grinch to their Christmas party. When he starts collecting presents from under the tree, the kids fight back. Short story with text and audio.

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One family from Wisconsin and another from Tampa change locations during winter but somehow do not get the warmth and cold they expect. Short story with text and audio.

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Despite one of their parents’ objections, two college students hope for a Christmas themed wedding during winter break. Will their dream come true? Short story with text and audio.

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After looking silly when tasting a hot pepper during lunch, a middle schooler plots his revenge by planting something hot in a sandwich. Short story with text and audio.

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Late and desperate for a ride to the airport, Gabriella sinks to calling her ex for help. If only she read the text. Short story with text and audio.

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A college football fan discovers a way not to be disappointed when his favorite team loses: buy tickets to a less-competitive bowl game. Short story with text and audio.

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A high school student loses her bag during a spring break trip to France. Can any possible joy come from this painful situation? Short story with text and audio.

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A third-grader used to perfect scores in school attempts to cheat on a vision test rather than admit she doesn’t have perfect vision. Short story with text and audio.

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After moving into an older house in a Colorado mountain town, Rose befriends two teenage ghosts before deciding she’d rather be left alone. Short story with text and audio.

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Wesley and his friend think up a prank to scare Katelynn in a small-town cemetery. Their ghostly recordings prove more real than imagined. Short story with text and audio.

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Four classmates discover an abandoned gold miner’s graveyard behind their middle school. A spooky surprise awaits when they decide to dig for gold. Short story with text and audio.

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A beautiful classmate invites herself over to Myron’s family orchard for some apple picking pictures. Is this a date or an Instagram photoshoot? Short story with text and audio.

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After ChatGPT takes on the role of confidant and boyfriend for Naomi, suddenly Chat becomes more human and changes Naomi’s perspective on relationships. Short story with text and audio.

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Tania receives an expensive Birkin bag from her ex-husband and invents a scheme to keep her current husband from knowing who sent it. Short story with text and audio.

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After an Airbnb property gets trashed, the renter gets a taste of Karma when he retrieves a mystery sack placed on the porch. Short story with text and audio.

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When their dishwasher breaks and a repairman is called, young Jackson and Jessica want to start an appliance repair business of their own. Short story with text and audio.

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An advertising executive attempts to go phoneless to stimulate his creativity. How will unplugging go over with his boss and his biggest client? Short story with text and audio.

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After reporting for jury duty, a third-grade teacher entertains her fellow jurors while waiting for the judge and lawyers to make jury selections. Short story with text and audio.

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While working inside a high-tech cleanroom and wearing a suit covering most of his body, Zach falls in love with a mysterious woman. Short story with text and audio.

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After sneaking off to a rodeo and winning an expensive watch, twelve-year-old Brady devises a clever way to explain where it came from. Short story with text and audio.

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Preston is disappointed he has no talent for music, art, or writing. Then he discovers his gift is appreciating and promoting others’ work. Short story with text and audio.

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Rob buys a hypoallergenic kitten that terrorizes his townhouse whenever his girlfriend is not around. Is it a good cat or bad cat? Short story with text and audio.

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Parker grows comfortable with a haunted cabinet in his new apartment. He communicates with the ghost through AI and things get very real. Short story with text and audio.

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While a young woman pretends not to be home to hide from a persistent door to door salesman, her dinner arrives via DoorDash. Short story with text and audio.

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Jameson convinces his younger brother a spot remover makes a great invisibility spray. What will they do when no one can see them? Short story with text and audio.

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